Has anyone seen this before? I inherited a JBS-14MW bandsaw from my grandfather and I’m in the process of cleaning it up. I noticed the inside edge of the 4-step drive pulley would grind against the motor housing once every revolution. I took off the drive pulley to examine it…it doesn’t have any set screw to hold it in place. Only a square key keeps it positioned on the shaft. After replacing the drive pulley, I noticed that when I turn the saw on the pulley starts working its way off the end of the drive shaft (away from the motor). I’m afraid to let it continue running to see if it will work itself off completely, but the pulley certainly appears to be headed all the way off. I’d be grateful for any ideas anyone has on correcting this problem.

The “drill and tap” option might work, but the drive shaft isn’t long enough for the collar option. The pulley extends about an inch past the end of the shaft even when the pulley’s snug (and rubbing) against the motor housing. I’m wondering what the original intent of the design was…the designers obviously didn’t expect this to be a problem.

Why is it a step pulley? Does it have another stepped pulley on the drive wheel? The only reason for a step pulley would be to change speeds. Perhaps switch it (them) for a single pulley that fits and has a set screw and provides the right speed.

Unless you are switching between cutting metal and cutting wood you probably don’t need to change speeds.

For changing speeds, as you guessed. There’s an intermediate pulley, also with multiple steps, in the gear box above the drive pulley. I could switch them out for a single, but I’d prefer to figure out what’s going wrong with the factory version first. I don’t like to reduce functionality unless forced. it’s possible that all I really need to do is reallign the motor so that the drive shaft is perpendicular to (or slightly turned away from) the intermediate pulley under load. I’ll let this forum run for a bit and see if anyone’s seen (and corrected) this same problem before.

This was my initial thought, but the problem didn’t start until after I removed the pulley to investigate why it was rubbing on the motor housing. Maybe my act of removing the pulley loosened up a bit of corrosion or something that was previously keeping the pulley in place and preventing it from sliding out? I looked briefly at the motor mount, and I may be able to adjust the mount angle down a little bit…maybe enough to correct the problem. There doesn’t look to be a lot of play designed into it, though.

I agree…this is not what I’d expect. The final pulley (connected directly to the lower wheel) has a set screw, but the intermediate pulley (another 4-step pulley) does not have a set screw. It’s almost as if the drive pulley and intermediate pulley are supposed to float on their respective shafts and find an equilibrium point based on which combination of pulley sizes is selected by the user.

I just looked up the manual for a Jet Closed stand saw and it shows a set screw on the motor pulley. I would guess that there is a set screw on the sheave somewhere. It may be covered with dirt or plugged with grime. Clean it up really well and take another look.

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Good call, MedicKen. I cleaned off the grime and found a set screw hole…no set screw in it, though. I’ll check with my local Woodcrafters and see if they can dig one up. Thanks for your assistance, guys!

I would not bother with Woodcrafters to get a set screw, I would go to my local Ace hardware store “The first hardware store i come to” Or any one of the others around here that has those nice sets of boxes with many many little parts. I make them a fortune buying a little piece here and there. It is amazing what all they have.

ggfuzzy the screw size should be listed in owners manual, if not take the screw from another pulley and you can get it at the auto parts store, HomeDepot or a hardware store for less than a buck. If you don’t have the manual go to etoolsclub.com and they have the manual and schematics with the parts listings.